Cecilia Vicuña’s Quipu desaparecido (Disappeared Quipu) is a multisensory memorial to ancient
Cecilia Vicuña’s Quipu desaparecido (Disappeared Quipu) is a multisensory memorial to ancient people, and to their ways of life, which the Spanish attempted to eradicate during colonial times. Textiles are integral to the daily activities and the spirituality of Andean cultures, conveying—through systems of weaving and the knot-making language of their quipus—an understanding of the sacred threads that interconnected all beings in the cosmos. See this new site-specific installation on view in our Great Hall through Nov 25.Installation view, Cecilia Vicuña: Disappeared Quipu, Brooklyn Museum, May 18–November 25, 2018. (Image courtesy Brooklyn Museum. Photo by Jonathan Dorado) -- source link
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